ErrMsg Tells You What That Windows Error Code Really Means (Windows) When something goes wrong in Windows, you may only receive an unintelligible error code and no explanation. Instead of sifting through Google results, portable utility ErrMsg will look up the code for you.
VirtualBox 3.2 Beta Virtualizes Mac OS X (On Macs) (Windows/Mac/Linux) Free virtualization tool VirtualBox, technically Oracle VM VirtualBox now, has quietly added "experimental support for Mac OS X guests" to a beta release. That's good news-at least for Mac owners, and those willing to dig into serious Hackintosh tweaks.
Free Audio Editor Strips Audio from YouTube and Video Files (Windows) An update to Free Audio Editor doesn't change its simple mission, but the newest version is chock full of extra-helpful features. The application downloads YouTube videos, and then strips audio from those FLVs and other video files.
Blink Logs in to Windows with Sunglasses-Proof Facial Recognition (Windows) Face recognition software Blink lets you log in to Windows through your webcam-enabled computer. It also grabs a shot of everyone who successfully logs in, by face or by keyboard, so you know who's been up to what.
YoWindow Gives Animated Real Time Weather Reports (Windows) If you'd like more out of your weather reports than a simple sunshine icon and the high and low for the day, YoWindow gives you a real time and animated peek into today's weather and forecast.
Mint.com Android App Puts All Your Finances on Your Phone (Android) Personal finance uber-aggregator Mint.com just released a free Android application, and it's a must-have for Mint fans. Besides the usual glances at your accounts, spending, and budgets you'd expect, Mint brings Quick Search integration and handy home screen widgets.
Dropbox Releases Android Client, Announces API and BlackBerry App (Android) he folks at Dropbox have been busy lately, and tonight they're letting loose the results. A clever Android client is out of beta, a BlackBerry interface is on the way, and an API launch opens up an interesting app-storage-mashup future.
SoundHound is a Near Total Music App Replacement for iPhone (iPhone/iPod Touch) Once known as song identification app Midomi, SoundHound still identifies unknown songs, but also plays back your library, shows artist information and lyrics, and works in the background. For some, it might be better than the Music app itself.
Dropbox Folder Sync Adds Any Folder to Dropbox with a Right-Click (Windows) There's a trick that syncs any file or folder to your Dropbox account, though it involves terminal commands that, if poorly executed, can cause some headaches. A small Windows app does the same syncing, with a right-click or manual folder picking.
Chrome Beta Updates with Faster Speeds, Preference Syncing (Windows/Mac/Linux) Chrome's pretty fast, even if you're not updating with its beta or development channels. Those who dig speed might now consider making the slightly-less-stable jump, though, as Google's pushing new, faster versions to its Windows, Mac, and Linux beta channels.
